EP1344779B1 - Azolo-pyrimidines - Google Patents

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EP1344779B1
EP1344779B1 EP03075887A EP03075887A EP1344779B1 EP 1344779 B1 EP1344779 B1 EP 1344779B1 EP 03075887 A EP03075887 A EP 03075887A EP 03075887 A EP03075887 A EP 03075887A EP 1344779 B1 EP1344779 B1 EP 1344779B1
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  • This invention relates to compounds suitable for a treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases including major depression, anxiety-related disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy and feeding disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress, those compounds being certain [1,5- a ]-pyrazolo-pyrimidines.
  • Corticotropin releasing factor (herein referred to as CRF), a 41 amino acid peptide, is the primary physiological regulator of proopiomelanocortin(POMC) -derived peptide secretion from the anterior pituitary gland [J. Rivier et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA) 80:4851 ( 1983 ); W. Vale et al., Science 213:1394 ( 1981 )].
  • POMC proopiomelanocortin
  • CRF CRF plays a significant role in integrating the response of the immune system to physiological, psychological, and immunological stressors [J.E. Blalock, Physiological Reviews 69:1 ( 1989 ); J.E. Morley, Life Sci. 41:527 ( 1987 )].
  • CRF has a role in psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases including depression, anxiety-related disorders and feeding disorders.
  • a role for CRF has also been postulated in the etiology and pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as they relate to the dysfunction of CRF neurons in the central nervous system [for review see E.B. De Souza, Hosp . Practice 23:59 ( 1988 )].
  • CSF cerebral spinal fluid
  • the concentration of CRF is significantly increased in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) of drug-free individuals [C.B. Nemeroff et al., Science 226:1342 ( 1984 ); C.M. Banki et al., Am. J . Psychiatry 144:873 ( 1987 ); R.D. France et al., Biol . Psychiatry 28:86 ( 1988 ); M. Arato et al., Biol Psychiatry 25:355 ( 1989 )]. Furthermore, the density of CRF receptors is significantly decreased in the frontal cortex of suicide victims, consistent with a hypersecretion of CRF [C.B. Nemeroff et al., Arch. Gen.
  • CRF produces anxiogenic effects in animals and interactions between benzodiazepine / non-benzodiazepine anxiolytics and CRF have been demonstrated in a variety of behavioral anxiety models [D.R. Britton et al., Life Sci. 31:363 ( 1982 ); C.W. Berridge and A.J. Dunn Regul. Peptides 16:83 ( 1986 )].
  • EP 0 269 859 discloses pyrazolotriazine compounds of the formula where R 1 is OH or alkanoyl, R 2 is H, OH, or SH, and R 3 is an unsaturated heterocyclic group, naphthyl or substituted phenyl, and states that the compounds have xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity and are useful for treatment of gout.
  • US 3,995,039 discloses pyrazolotriazines of the formula: where R 1 is H or alkyl, R 2 is H or alkyl, R 3 is H, alkyl, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, or lower alkylcarbamoyl, and R is pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, or pyrazinyl, and states that the compounds are useful as bronchodilators.
  • US 5,484,760 and WO 92/10098 discloses herbicidal compositions containing, among other things, a herbicidal compound of the formula where A can be N, B can be CR 3 , R 3 can be phenyl or substituted phenyl, etc., R is -N(R 4 )SO 2 R 5 or - SO 2 N(R 6 )R 7 and R 1 and R 2 can be taken together to form where X, Y and Z are H, alkyl, acyl, etc. and D is O or S.
  • WO95/35298 discloses pyrazolopyrimidines and states that they are useful as analgesics.
  • the compounds are represented by the formula where Q is carbonyl or sulfonyl, n is 0 or 1, A is a single bond, alkylene or alkenylene, R 1 is H, alkyl, etc., R 2 is naphthyl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted phenyl or phenoxy, R 3 is H, alkyl or phenyl, R 4 is H, alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, phenylalkyl, optionally phenylthio-substituted phenyl, or halogen, R 5 and R 6 are H or alkyl.
  • EP 0 591 528 discloses antiinflammatory use of pyrazolopyrimidines represented by the formula where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are H, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl, R 5 is SR 6 or NR 7 R 8 , R 6 is pyridyl or optionally substituted phenyl, and R 7 and R 8 are H or optionally substituted phenyl.
  • WO 97/29109 discloses certain pyrazolopyrimidines as CRF receptor antagonists.
  • the present invention provides novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions which may be used in the treatment of affective disorder, anxiety, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy, immune suppression, Alzheimer's disease, gastrointestinal disease, anorexia nervosa or other feeding disorder, drug or alcohol withdrawal symptoms, drug addiction, inflammatory disorder, fertility problems, disorders, the treatment of which can be effected or facilitated by antagonizing CRF, including but not limited to disorders induced or facilitated by CRF, or a disorder selected from inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, pain, asthma, psoriasis and allergies; generalized anxiety disorder; panic, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder; sleep disorders induced by stress; pain perception such as fibromyalgia; mood disorders such as depression, including major depression, single episode depression, recurrent depression, child abuse induced depression, and postpartum depression; dysth
  • the present invention provides novel compounds described below which are useful as antagonists of the corticotropin releasing factor.
  • the compounds of the present invention exhibit activity as corticotropin releasing factor antagonists and appear to suppress CRF hypersecretion.
  • the present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds of Formulae (1) and (2), and the use of such compounds for the manufacture of a medicament suitable for the suppression of CRF hypersecretion, and/or for the treatment of anxiogenic disorders.
  • alkyl includes both branched and straight-chain alkyl having the specified number of carbon atoms. Commonly used abbreviations have the following meanings: Me is methyl, Et is ethyl, Pr is propyl, Bu is butyl.
  • the prefix “n” means a straight chain alkyl.
  • the prefix “c” means a cycloalkyl.
  • the prefix “( S )” means the S enantiomer and the prefix "( R )” means the R enantiomer.
  • Alkenyl includes hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain, such as ethenyl, propenyl, and the like.
  • Alkynyl includes hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more triple carbon-carbon bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain, such as ethynyl, propynyl and the like.
  • Haloalkyl is intended to include both branched and straight-chain alkyl having the specified number of carbon atoms, substituted with 1 or more halogen; "alkoxy” represents an alkyl group of indicated number of carbon atoms attached through an oxygen bridge; “cycloalkyl” is intended to include saturated ring groups, including mono-,bi- or polycyclic ring systems, such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and so forth. "Halo” or “halogen” includes fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo.
  • substituted means that one or more hydrogen on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound.
  • 2 hydrogens on the atom are replaced.
  • stable compound or “stable structure” is meant a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.
  • amine protecting group means any group known in the art of organic synthesis for the protection of amine or carboxylic acid groups.
  • amine protecting groups include those listed in Greene and Wuts, "Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis” John Wiley & Sons, New York (1991) and "The Peptides: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology, Vol. 3, Academic Press, New York (1981), the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. Any amine protecting group known in the art can be used.
  • amine protecting groups include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) acyl types such as formyl, trifluoroacetyl, phthalyl, and p-toluenesulfonyl; 2) aromatic carbamate types such as benzyloxycarbonyl (Cbz) and substituted benzyloxycarbonyls, 1-(p-biphenyl)-1-methylethoxycarbonyl, and 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc); 3) aliphatic carbamate types such as tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc), ethoxycarbonyl, diisopropylmethoxycarbonyl, and allyloxycarbonyl; 4) cyclic alkyl carbamate types such as cyclopentyloxycarbonyl and adamantyloxycarbonyl; 5) alkyl types such as triphenylmethyl and benzyl; 6) trialkylsilane such as tri
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salts includes acid or base salts of the compounds of Formulae (1) and (2).
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like.
  • compositions of the compounds of the invention can be prepared by reacting the free acid or base forms of these compounds with a stoichiometric amount of the appropriate base or acid in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two; generally, nonaqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, or acetonitrile are preferred. Lists of suitable salts are found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17th ed., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, PA, 1985, p. 1418, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • Prodrugs are considered to be any covalently bonded carriers which release the active parent drug of formula (I) or (II) in vivo when such prodrug is administered to a mammalian subject.
  • Prodrugs of the compounds of formula (I) and (II) are prepared by modifying functional groups present in the compounds in such a way that the modifications are cleaved, either in routine manipulation or in vivo , to the parent compounds.
  • Prodrugs include compounds wherein hydroxy, amine, or sulfhydryl groups are bonded to any group that, when administered to a mammalian subject, cleaves to form a free hydroxyl, amino, or sulfhydryl group, respectively.
  • Examples of prodrugs include, but are not limited to, acetate, formate and benzoate derivatives of alcohol and amine functional groups in the compounds of formulas (I) and (II); and the like.
  • terapéuticaally effective amount of a compound of this invention means an amount effective to antagonize abnormal level of CRF or treat the symptoms of affective disorder, anxiety or depression in a host.
  • Some compounds of Formula (1) may be prepared from intermediate compounds of Formula (7), using the procedures outlined in Scheme 1: Compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is O) may be treated with a halogenating agent or sulfonylating agent in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C to give products of Formula (8) (where X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy or haloalkane-sulfonyloxy).
  • Halogenating agents include, but are not limited to, SOCl 2 , POCl 3 , PCl 3 , PCl 5 , POBr 3 , PBr 3 or PBr 5 .
  • Sulfonylating agents include, but are not limited to, alkanesulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as methanesulfonyl chloride or methanesulfonic acid anhydride), arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as p-toluenesulfonyl chloride or anhydride) or haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (preferably trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride).
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amide
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from -20°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (8) may be reacted with compounds of Formula R 3 H (where R 3 is defined as above except R 3 is not SH, COR 7 , CO 2 R 7 , aryl or heteroaryl) in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80 to 250°C to generate compounds of Formula (1).
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide)
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 140°C.
  • Scheme 2 delineates the procedures for converting intermediate compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is S) to some compounds of Formula (1).
  • Compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is S) may be treated with an alkylating agent R 13 X (where R 13 is defined as above, except R 13 is not aryl or heteroaryl) in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C.
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylailyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkal
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C.
  • Oxidizing agents include, but are not limited to, hydrogen peroxide, alkane or aryl peracids (preferably peracetic acid or m-chloro-perbenzoic acid), dioxirane, oxone, or sodium periodate.
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkanones (3 to 10 carbons, preferably acetone), water, alkyl alcohols (1 to 6 carbons), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane) or combinations thereof.
  • alkanones 3 to 10 carbons, preferably acetone
  • water alkyl alcohols (1 to 6 carbons
  • aromatic hydrocarbons preferably benzene or toluene
  • haloalkanes 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane) or combinations thereof.
  • the choices of oxidant and solvent are known
  • R 3 may be - NR 8 COR 7 , -N(COR 7 ) 2 , -NR 8 CONR 6 R 7 , -NR 8 CO 2 R 13 , -NR 6 R 7, - NR 8 SO 2 R 7 , may be prepared from compounds of Formula (7), where Y is NH, by the procedures depicted in Scheme 3.
  • Reaction of compounds of Formula (7), where Y is NH, with alkylating agents, sulfonylating agents or acylating agents or sequential reactions with combinations thereof, in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C may afford compounds of Formula (1), where R 3 may be -NR 8 COR 7 , -N(COR 7 ) 2 , - NR 8 CONR 6 R 7 , -NR 8 CO 2 R 13 , -NR 6 R 7 , -NR 8 SO 2 R 7 .
  • Alkylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C 1 -C 10 alkyl -halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl(1 - 10 halogens)-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkyl-halides, - tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; aryl(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflate
  • Acylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C 1 -C 10 alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C 1 -C 10 haloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides with 1 - 10 halogens, C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, aroyl halides or anhydrides, aryl(C 1 -C 4 ) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaroyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaryl(C 1 -C 4 ) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heterocyclylcarboxylic acid halides or anhydrides or heterocyclyl(C 1 -C 4 ) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides.
  • Sulfonylating agents include, but are not limited to, C 1 -C 10 alkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C 1 -C 10 haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides with 1 - 10 halogens, C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, aryl(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)-, heteroarylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaryl(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)sulfonyl halides or anhydrides, heterocyclylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides or heterocycly
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide)
  • alkali metal carbonates alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • Scheme 4 delineates procedures, which may be employed to prepare intermediate compounds of Formula (7), where Y is O, S and Z is CR 2 .
  • Compounds of the formula ArCH 2 CN are reacted with compounds of the formula R 2 COR b , where R 2 is defined above and R b is halogen, cyano, lower alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons) or lower alkanoyloxy (1 to 6 carbons), in the presence of a base in an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -78°C to 200°C to afford compounds of Formula (3).
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), water, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (3) may be treated with hydrazine-hydrate in the presence of an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 200°C, preferably 70°C to 150°C, to produce compounds of Formula (4).
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, water, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene).
  • Compounds of Formula (4) may be reacted with compounds of Formula (5) (where R c is alkyl (1-6 carbons)) in the presence or absence of an acid in the presence of an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 200°C to produce compounds of Formula (6).
  • Acids may include, but are not limited to alkanoic acids of 2 to 10 carbons (preferably acetic acid), haloalkanoic acids (2 - 10 carbons, 1-10 halogens, such as trifluoroacetic acid), arylsulfonic acids (preferably p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid), alkanesulfonic acids of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably methanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. Stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of such acids may be used.
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, water, alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), halocarbons of 1 to 6 carbons and 1 to 6 halogens (preferably dichloromethane or chloroform), alkyl alcohols of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably ethanol), dialkyl ethers (4 to 12 carbons, preferably diethyl ether or di-isopropylether) or cyclic ethers such as dioxan or tetrahydrofuran.
  • Preferred temperatures range from ambient temprature to 100°C.
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-diisopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkali metal carbonates preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkali metal hydroxides preferably N,N-diisopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine
  • aromatic amines preferably pyridine
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene).
  • Preferred temperatures are 0°C to 150°C.
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide, sodium ethoxide or potassium t-butoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) preferably sodium methoxide, sodium ethoxide or potassium t-butoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dial
  • Organometallic catalysts include, but are not limited to, palladium phosphine complexes (such as Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 ), palladium halides or alkanoates (such as PdC1 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 or Pd(OAc) 2 ) or nickel complexes (such as NiCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 ).
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal carbonates or trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine).
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or water.
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C.
  • the choices of M and X are known to those skilled in the art (cf.
  • Compounds of Formula (1) may also be prepared using the methods shown in Scheme 9.
  • Compounds of Formula (16) where A, Z, R 1 and R 3 are defined above and X is Br, Cl, I, O 3 SCF 3 or B(OR"") 2 and R"" is H or alkyl (1 to 6 carbons)
  • a compound of Formula ArM where M is halogen, alkali metal, ZnCl, ZnBr, ZnI, MgBr, MgCl, MgI, CeCl 2 , CeBr 2 or copper halides
  • M is halogen, alkali metal, ZnCl, ZnBr, ZnI, MgBr, MgCl, MgI, CeCl 2 , CeBr 2 or copper halides
  • an organometallic catalyst in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvents at temperatures ranging from -100°C to 200°C.
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or water.
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C.
  • Acids may include, but are not limited to alkanoic acids of 2 to 10 carbons (preferably acetic acid), arylsulfonic acids (preferably p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid), alkanesulfonic acids of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably methanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. Stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of such acids may be used.
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amide
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 6 carbons), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluerie) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 50°C to 150°C.
  • Alkylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C 1 -C 10 alkyl -halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl(1 - 10 halogens)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflates; C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkyl-halides, - tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; aryl(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflat
  • Acylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C 1 -C 10 alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C 1 -C 10 haloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides with 1 - 10 halogens, C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C 4 -C 12 cycloalkylalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, aroyl halides or anhydrides, aryl(C 1 -C 4 ) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaroyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaryl(C 1 -C 4 ) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heterocyclylcarboxylic acid halides or anhydrides or heterocyclyl(C 1 -C 4 ) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides.
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide)
  • alkali metal carbonates alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl
  • Compounds of Formula (1), where A is CR and R is defined above, may be synthesized by the methods depicted in Scheme 14.
  • Compounds of Formula (4) or (10) may be treated with compounds of Formula (20), where R 1 and R 3 are defined above in the presence or absence of base in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°c to 250°C to give compounds of Formula (1), where A is CR and R is defined above.
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide)
  • alkali metal carbonates al
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • compounds of Formula (1) where A is CR and R is defined above may be synthesized through intermediates (22) and (23).
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide)
  • alkali metal carbonates alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (22) may be treated with a halogenating agent or sulfonylating agent in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C to give products of Formula (23) (where X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy or haloalkane-sulfonyloxy).
  • Halogenating agents include, but are not limited to, SOCl 2 , POCl 3 , PCl 3 , PCl 5 , POBr 3 , PBr 3 or PBr 5 .
  • Sulfonylating agents include, but are not limited to, alkanesulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as methanesulfonyl chloride or methanesulfonic acid anhydride), arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as p-toluenesulfonyl chloride or anhydride) or haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (preferably trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride).
  • alkanesulfonyl halides or anhydrides such as methanesulfonyl chloride or methanesulfonic acid anhydride
  • arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides such as p-toluenesulfonyl chloride or anhydride
  • haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides preferably trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amide
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from -20°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (23) may be reacted with compounds of Formula R 3 H (where R3 is defined as above except R 3 is not SH, COR 7 , CO 2 R 7 , aryl or heteroaryl) in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C to generate compounds of Formula (1).
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide)
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 140°C.
  • compounds of Formula (27) may be converted to compounds of Formula (1) in Scheme 15.
  • Intermediate compounds of Formula (27) may be alkylated with a compound R f X (where R f is lower alkyl and X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy or haloalkanesulfonyloxy) in an inert solvent, (then optionally oxidized with an oxidizing agent in an inert solvent) and then reacted with R 3 H in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give a compound of Formula (1).
  • the conditions and reagents employed are similar to those used in the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (7) to (12) (or to (13)) to compounds of Formula (1) in Scheme 2.
  • Compounds of Formula (1) may be prepared from compounds of Formula (24), using an alternate route as depicted in Scheme 15.
  • Some compounds of Formula (2) may be prepared by the methods illustrated in Scheme 16.
  • Compounds of Formula (27b) may be treated with various alkylating agents R 14 X (where R 14 is defined above and X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy or haloalkanesulfonyloxy) in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to afford structures of Formula (28).
  • Compounds of Formula (28) (Y is O) may then be converted to compounds of Formula (2) by treatment with halogenating agents or sulfonylating agents in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent, followed by reaction with R 3 H in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give compounds of Formula (2).
  • reaction conditions used for these conversions are similar to the ones employed for the conversion of intermediate compounds (22) to (23) to (1) in Scheme 14 (for A is CR) or the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (7) to (8) to (1) in Scheme 1 (where A is N).
  • compounds of Formula (28) (Y is S) may be alkylated with a compound R f X (where R f is lower alkyl and X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy or haloalkanesulfonyloxy) in an inert solvent, (then optionally oxidized with an oxidizing agent in an inert solvent) and then reacted with R 3 H in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give a compound of Formula (1).
  • the conditions and reagents employed are similar to those used in the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (7) to (12) (or to (13)) to compounds of Formula (1) in Scheme 2.
  • Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine).
  • alkali metal hydrides preferably sodium hydride
  • alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide
  • alkaline earth metal hydrides alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amide
  • Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from -20°C to 100°C.
  • Reagents were purchased from commercial sources and, where necessary, purified prior to use according to the general procedures outlined by D. Perrin and W.L.F. Armarego, Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, 3rd ed., (New York: Pergamon Press, 1988). Chromatography was performed on silica gel using the solvent systems indicated below. For mixed solvent systems, the volume ratios are given. Otherwise, parts and percentages are by weight.
  • Glacial aetic acid (9.7 mL, 0.17 mol) was added to a stirred mixture of 5-amino-4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylpyrazole (34g, 0.17 mol), ethyl acetamidate (22g, 0.25 mol) and acetonitrile (500 mL).
  • the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days; at the end of which time, it was concentrated in vacuo to about one-third of its original volume.
  • the resulting suspension was filtered and the collected solid was washed with copious amounts of ether.
  • Binding assays are performed in 96 well plates; each well having a 300 ⁇ l capacity. To each well is added 50 ⁇ l of test drug dilutions (final concentration of drugs range from 10- 10 - 10- 5 M), 100 ⁇ l of 125 I-ovine-CRF ( 125 I-o-CRF) (final concentration 150 pM) and 150 ⁇ l of the cell homogenate described above. Plates are then allowed to incubate at room temperature for 2 hours before filtering the incubate over GF/F filters (presoaked with 0.3% polyethyleneimine) using an appropriate cell harvester. Filters are rinsed 2 times with ice cold assay buffer before removing individual filters and assessing them for radioactivity on a gamma counter.
  • a compound is considered to be active if it has a K i value of less than about 10000 nM for the inhibition of CRF.
  • Inhibition of CRF-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity can be performed as described by G. Battaglia et al. Synapse 1 :572 (1987). Briefly, assays are carried out at 37° C for 10 min in 200 ml of buffer containing 100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4 at 37° C), 10 mM MgCl 2 , 0.4 mM EGTA, 0.1% BSA, 1 mM isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX), 250 units/ml phosphocreatine kinase, 5 mM creatine phosphate, 100 mM guanosine 5'-triphosphate, 100 nM oCRF, antagonist peptides (concentration range 10 -9 to 10 -6m ) and 0.8 mg original wet weight tissue (approximately 40-60 mg protein).
  • Tris-HCl pH 7.4 at 37° C
  • 10 mM MgCl 2 0.4
  • Reactions are initiated by the addition of 1 mM ATP/ 32 P]ATP (approximately 2-4 mCi/tube) and terminated by the addition of 100 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCL, 45 mM ATP and 2% sodium dodecyl sulfate.
  • 1 ⁇ l of [ 3 H]cAMP (approximately 40,000 dpm) is added to each tube prior to separation.
  • the separation of [ 32 P]cAMP from [ 32 P]ATP is performed by sequential elution over Dowex and alumina columns.
  • the in vivo activity of the compounds of the present invention can be assessed using any one of the biological assays available and accepted within the art. Illustrative of these tests include the Acoustic Startle Assay, the Stair Climbing Test, and the Chronic Administration Assay. These and other models useful for the testing of compounds of the present invention have been outlined in C.W. Berridge and A.J. Dunn Brain Research Reviews 15:71 ( 1990 ). Compounds may be tested in any species of rodent or small mammal.
  • Compounds of this invention have utility in the treatment of inbalances associated with abnormal levels of corticotropin releasing factor in patients suffering from depression, affective disorders, and/or anxiety.
  • Compounds of this invention can be administered to treat these abnormalities by means that produce contact of the active agent with the agent's site of action in the body of a mammal.
  • the compounds can be administered by any conventional means available for use in conjunction with pharmaceuticals either as individual therapeutic agent or in combination of therapeutic agents. They can be administered alone, but will generally be administered with a pharmaceutical carrier selected on the basis of the chosen route of administration and standard pharmaceutical practice.
  • the dosage administered will vary depending on the use and known factors such as pharmacodynamic character of the particular agent, and its mode and route of administration; the recipient's age, weight, and health; nature and extent of symptoms; kind of concurrent treatment; frequency of treatment; and desired effect.
  • the compounds of this invention can be orally administered daily at a dosage of the active ingredient of 0.002 to 200 mg/kg of body weight. Ordinarily, a dose of 0.01 to 10 mg/kg in divided doses one to four times a day, or in sustained release formulation will be effective in obtaining the desired pharmacological effect.
  • the active ingredient can be administered orally is solid dosage forms, such as capsules, tablets and powders; or in liquid forms such as elixirs, syrups, and/or suspensions.
  • the compounds of this invention can also be administered parenterally in sterile liquid dose formulations.
  • Liquid dose forms for oral administration can contain coloring or flavoring agents to increase patient acceptance.
  • parenteral solutions In general, water, pharmaceutically acceptable oils, saline, aqueous dextrose (glucose), and related sugar solutions and glycols, such as propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol, are suitable carriers for parenteral solutions.
  • Solutions for parenteral administration preferably contain a water soluble salt of the active ingredient, suitable stabilizing agents, and if necessary, butter substances.
  • Antioxidizing agents such as sodium bisulfite, sodium sulfite, or ascorbic acid, either alone or in combination, are suitable stabilizing agents.
  • citric acid and its salts, and EDTA are also used.
  • parenteral solutions can contain preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride, methyl- or propyl-paraben, and chlorobutanol.
  • Suitable pharmaceutical carriers are described in "Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences", A. Osol, a standard reference in the field.
  • Useful pharmaceutical dosage-forms for administration of the compounds of this invention can be illustrated as follows:
  • a large number of units capsules are prepared by filling standard two-piece hard gelatin capsules each with 100 mg of powdered active ingredient, 150 mg lactose, 50 mg cellulose, and 6 mg magnesium stearate.
  • a mixture of active ingredient in a digestible oil such as soybean, cottonseed oil, or olive oil is prepared and injected by means of a positive displacement was pumped into gelatin to form soft gelatin capsules containing 100 mg of the active ingredient. The capsules were washed and dried.
  • a digestible oil such as soybean, cottonseed oil, or olive oil
  • a large number of tablets are prepared by conventional procedures so that the dosage unit was 100 mg active ingredient, 0.2 mg of colloidal silicon dioxide, 5 mg of magnesium stearate, 275 mg of microcrystalline cellulose, 11 mg of starch, and 98.8 mg lactose.
  • Appropriate coatings may be applied to increase palatability or delayed adsorption.
  • the compounds of this invention may also be used as reagents or standards in the biochemical study of neurological function, dysfunction, and disease.

Abstract

Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonists for formula (I) or (II) and their use in treating anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric, neurological disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress.

Description

    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention relates to compounds suitable for a treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases including major depression, anxiety-related disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy and feeding disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress, those compounds being certain [1,5-a]-pyrazolo-pyrimidines.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Corticotropin releasing factor (herein referred to as CRF), a 41 amino acid peptide, is the primary physiological regulator of proopiomelanocortin(POMC) -derived peptide secretion from the anterior pituitary gland [J. Rivier et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA) 80:4851 (1983); W. Vale et al., Science 213:1394 (1981)]. In addition to its endocrine role at the pituitary gland, immunohistochemical localization of CRF has demonstrated that the hormone has a broad extrahypothalamic distribution in the central nervous system and produces a wide spectrum of autonomic, electrophysiological and behavioral effects consistent with a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator role in brain [W. Vale et al., Rec. Prog. Horm. Res. 39:245 (1983); G.F. Koob, Persp. Behav. Med. 2:39 (1985); E.B. De Souza et al., J. Neurosci. 5:3189 (1985)]. There is also evidence that CRF plays a significant role in integrating the response of the immune system to physiological, psychological, and immunological stressors [J.E. Blalock, Physiological Reviews 69:1 (1989); J.E. Morley, Life Sci. 41:527 (1987)].
  • Clinical data provide evidence that CRF has a role in psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases including depression, anxiety-related disorders and feeding disorders. A role for CRF has also been postulated in the etiology and pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as they relate to the dysfunction of CRF neurons in the central nervous system [for review see E.B. De Souza, Hosp. Practice 23:59 (1988)].
  • In affective disorder, or major depression, the concentration of CRF is significantly increased in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) of drug-free individuals [C.B. Nemeroff et al., Science 226:1342 (1984); C.M. Banki et al., Am. J. Psychiatry 144:873 (1987); R.D. France et al., Biol. Psychiatry 28:86 (1988); M. Arato et al., Biol Psychiatry 25:355 (1989)]. Furthermore, the density of CRF receptors is significantly decreased in the frontal cortex of suicide victims, consistent with a hypersecretion of CRF [C.B. Nemeroff et al., Arch. Gen. psychiatry 45:577 (1988)]. In addition, there is a blunted adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) response to CRF (i.v. administered) observed in depressed patients [p.w. Gold et al., Am J. Psychiatry 141:619 (1984); F. Holsboer et al., Psychoneuroendocrinology 9:147 (1984); P.W. Gold et al., New Eng. J. Med. 314:1129 (1986)]. Preclinical studies in rats and non-human primates provide additional support for the hypothesis that hypersecretion of CRF may be involved in the symptoms seen in human depression [R.M. Sapolsky, Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 46:1047 (1989)]. There is preliminary evidence that tricyclic antidepressants can alter CRF levels and thus modulate the numbers of CRF receptors in brain [Grigoriadis et al., Neuropsychopharmacology 2:53 (1989)].
  • There has also been a role postulated for CRF in the etiology of anxiety-related disorders. CRF produces anxiogenic effects in animals and interactions between benzodiazepine / non-benzodiazepine anxiolytics and CRF have been demonstrated in a variety of behavioral anxiety models [D.R. Britton et al., Life Sci. 31:363 (1982); C.W. Berridge and A.J. Dunn Regul. Peptides 16:83 (1986)]. Preliminary studies using the putative CRF receptor antagonist a-helical ovine CRF (9-41) in a variety of behavioral paradigms demonstrate that the antagonist produces "anxiolytic-like" effects that are qualitatively similar to the benzodiazepines [C.W. Berridge and A.J. Dunn Horm. Behav. 21:393 (1987), Brain Research Reviews 15:71 (1990)]. Neurochemical, endocrine and receptor binding studies have all demonstrated interactions between CRF and benzodiazepine anxiolytics providing further evidence for the involvement of CRF in these disorders. Chlordiazepoxide attenuates the "anxiogenic" effects of CRF in both the conflict test [K.T. Britton et al., Psychopharmacology 86:170 (1985); K.T. Britton et al., Psychopharmacology 94:306 (1988)] and in the acoustic startle test [N.R. Swerdlow et al., Psychopharmacology 88:147 (1986)] in rats. The benzodiazepine receptor antagonist (Ro15-1788), which was without behavioral activity alone in the operant conflict test, reversed the effects of CRF in a dose-dependent manner while the benzodiazepine inverse agonist (FG7142) enhanced the actions of CRF [K.T. Britton et al., Psychopharmacology 94:306 (1988)].
  • The mechanisms and sites of action through which the standard anxiolytics and antidepressants produce their therapeutic effects remain to be elucidated. It has been hypothesized however, that they are involved in the suppression of the CRF hypersecretion that is observed in these disorders. Of particular interest is that preliminary studies examining the effects of a CRF receptor antagonist (α-helical CRF9-41) in a variety of behavioral paradigms have demonstrated that the CRF antagonist produces "anxiolytic-like" effects qualitatively similar to the benzodiazepines [for review see G.F. Koob and K.T. Britton, In: Corticotropin-Releasing Factor: Basic and Clinical Studies of a Neuropeptide, E.B. De Souza and C.B. Nemeroff eds., CRC Press p221 (1990)].
  • Several publications describe corticotropin releasing factor antagonist compounds and their use to treat psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases. Examples of such publications include DuPont Merck PCT application US94/11050, Pfizer WO 95/33750, Pfizer WO 95/34563, Pfizer WO 95/33727 and Pfizer EP 0778 277 A1.
  • Insofar as is known, [1,5-a]-pyrazolo-1,3,5-triazines, [1,5-a]-1,2,3-triazolo-1,3,5-triazines, [1,5-a]-pyrazolo-pyrimidines and [1,5-a]-1,2,3-triazolo-pyrimidines, have not been previously reported as corticotropin releasing factor antagonist compounds useful in the treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases. However, there have been publications which teach some of these compounds for other uses.
  • For instance, EP 0 269 859 (Ostuka, 1988) discloses pyrazolotriazine compounds of the formula
    Figure 00050001
    where R1 is OH or alkanoyl, R2 is H, OH, or SH, and R3 is an unsaturated heterocyclic group, naphthyl or substituted phenyl, and states that the compounds have xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity and are useful for treatment of gout.
  • EP 0 594 149 (Ostuka, 1994) discloses pyrazolotriazine and pyrazolopyrimidine compounds of the formula
    Figure 00060001
    where A is CH or N, R0 and R3 are H or alkyl, and R1 and R2 are H, alkyl, alkoxyl, alkylthio, nitro, etc., and states that the compounds inhibit androgen and are useful in treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostatic carcinoma.
  • US 3,910,907 (ICI, 1975) discloses pyrazolotriazines of the formula:
    Figure 00060002
    where R1 is CH3, C2H5 or C6H5, X is H, C6H5, m-CH3C6H4, CN, COOEt, Cl, I or Br, Y is H, C6H5, o-CH3C6H4, or p-CH3C6H4, and Z is OH, H, CH3, C2H5, C6H5, n-C3H7, i-C3H7, SH, SCH3, NHC4H9, or N(C2H5)2, and states that the compounds are c-AMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors useful as bronchodilators.
  • US 3,995,039 discloses pyrazolotriazines of the formula:
    Figure 00070001
    where R1 is H or alkyl, R2 is H or alkyl, R3 is H, alkyl, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, or lower alkylcarbamoyl, and R is pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, or pyrazinyl, and states that the compounds are useful as bronchodilators.
  • US 5,137,887 discloses pyrazolotriazines of the formula
    Figure 00070002
    where R is lower alkoxy, and teaches that the compounds are xanthine oxidase inhibitors and are useful for treatment of gout.
  • US 4,892,576 discloses pyrazolotriazines of the formula
    Figure 00080001
    where X is O or S, Ar is a phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl or thienyl group, R6-R8 are H, alkyl, etc., and R9 is H, alkyl, phenyl, etc. The patent states that the compounds are useful as herbicides and plant growth regulants.
  • US 5,484,760 and WO 92/10098 discloses herbicidal compositions containing, among other things, a herbicidal compound of the formula
    Figure 00080002
    where A can be N, B can be CR3, R3 can be phenyl or substituted phenyl, etc., R is -N(R4)SO2R5 or - SO2N(R6)R7 and R1 and R2 can be taken together to form
    Figure 00080003
    where X, Y and Z are H, alkyl, acyl, etc. and D is O or S.
  • US 3,910,907 and Senga et al., J. Med. Chem., 1982, 25, 243-249, disclose triazolotriazines cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors of the formula
    Figure 00090001
       where Z is H, OH, CH3, C2H5, C6H5, n-C3H7, iso-C3H7, SH, SCH3, NH(n-C4H9), or N(C2H5)2, R is H or CH3, and R1 is CH3 or C2H5. The reference lists eight therapeutic areas where inhibitors of cAMP phosphodiesterase could have utility: asthma, diabetes mellitus, female fertility control, male infertility, psoriasis, thrombosis, anxiety, and hypertension.
  • WO95/35298 (Otsuka, 1995) discloses pyrazolopyrimidines and states that they are useful as analgesics. The compounds are represented by the formula
    Figure 00090002
       where Q is carbonyl or sulfonyl, n is 0 or 1, A is a single bond, alkylene or alkenylene, R1 is H, alkyl, etc., R2 is naphthyl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted phenyl or phenoxy, R3 is H, alkyl or phenyl, R4 is H, alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, phenylalkyl, optionally phenylthio-substituted phenyl, or halogen, R5 and R6 are H or alkyl.
  • EP 0 591 528 (Otsuka,1991) discloses antiinflammatory use of pyrazolopyrimidines represented by the formula
    Figure 00100001
    where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are H, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or phenyl, R5 is SR6 or NR7R8, R6 is pyridyl or optionally substituted phenyl, and R7 and R8 are H or optionally substituted phenyl.
  • Springer et al, J. Med. Chem., 1976, vol. 19, no. 2, 291-296 and Springer U.S. patents 4021,556 and 3,920,652 disclose pyrazolopyrimidines of the formula
    Figure 00110001
    where R can be phenyl, substituted phenyl or pyridyl, and their use to treat gout, based on their ability to inhibit xanthine oxidase.
  • Joshi et al., J. Prakt. Chemie, 321, 2, 1979, 341-344, discloses compounds of the formula
    Figure 00110002
    where R1 is CF3, C2F5, or C6H4F, and R2 is CH3, C2H5, CF3, or C6H4F.
  • Maquestiau et al., Bull. Soc. Belg., vol.101, no. 2, 1992, pages 131-136 discloses a pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine of the formula
    Figure 00120001
  • Ibrahim et al., Arch. Pharm. (weinheim) 320, 487-491 (1987) discloses pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines of the formula
    Figure 00120002
    where R is NH2 or OH and Ar is 4-phenyl-3-cyano-2-aminopyrid-2-yl.
  • Other references which disclose azolopyrimidines inclued EP 0 511 528 (Otsuka, 1992), US 4,997,940 (Dow, 1991), EP 0 374 448 (Nissan, 1990), US 4,621,556 (ICN,1997), EP 0 531 901 (Fujisawa, 1993), US 4,567,263 (BASF, 1986), EP 0 662 477 (Isagro, 1995), DE 4 243 279 (Bayer, 1994), US 5,397,774 (Upjohn, 1995), EP 0 521 622 (Upjohn, 1993), WO 94/109017 (Upjohn, 1994), J. Med. Chem., 24, 610-613 (1981), and J. Het. Chem., 22, 601 (1985).
  • WO 97/29109 (Janssen) discloses certain pyrazolopyrimidines as CRF receptor antagonists.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • In accordance with one aspect, the present invention provides novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions which may be used in the treatment of affective disorder, anxiety, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy, immune suppression, Alzheimer's disease, gastrointestinal disease, anorexia nervosa or other feeding disorder, drug or alcohol withdrawal symptoms, drug addiction, inflammatory disorder, fertility problems, disorders, the treatment of which can be effected or facilitated by antagonizing CRF, including but not limited to disorders induced or facilitated by CRF, or a disorder selected from inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, pain, asthma, psoriasis and allergies; generalized anxiety disorder; panic, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder; sleep disorders induced by stress; pain perception such as fibromyalgia; mood disorders such as depression, including major depression, single episode depression, recurrent depression, child abuse induced depression, and postpartum depression; dysthemia; bipolar disorders; cyclothymia; fatigue syndrome; stress-induced headache; cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections; neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease; gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, spastic colon, diarrhea, and post operative ilius and colonic hypersensitivity associated by psychopathological disturbances or stress; eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa; hemorrhagic stress; stress-induced psychotic episodes; euthyroid sick syndrome; syndrome of inappropriate antidiarrhetic hormone (ADH); obesity; infertility; head traumas; spinal cord trauma; ischemic neuronal damage (e.g., cerebral ischemia such as cerebral hippocampal ischemia); excitotoxic neuronal damage; epilepsy; cardiovascular and hear related disorders including hypertension, tachycardia and congestive heart failure; stroke; immune dysfunctions including stress induced immune dysfunctions (e.g., stress induced fevers, porcine stress syndrome, bovine shipping fever, equine paroxysmal fibrillation, and dysfunctions induced by confinement in chickens, sheering stress in sheep or human-animal interaction related stress in dogs); muscular spasms; urinary incontinence; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type; multiinfarct dementia; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; chemical dependencies and addictions (e.g., dependencies on alcohol, cocaine, heroin, benzodiazepines, or other drugs); drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms; osteoporosis; psychosocial dwarfism and hypoglycemia in a mammal.
  • The present invention provides novel compounds which bind to corticotropin releasing factor receptors, thereby altering the anxiogenic effects of CRF secretion. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases, anxiety-related disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy and feeding disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress in a mammal.
  • According to another aspect, the present invention provides novel compounds described below which are useful as antagonists of the corticotropin releasing factor. The compounds of the present invention exhibit activity as corticotropin releasing factor antagonists and appear to suppress CRF hypersecretion. The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds of Formulae (1) and (2), and the use of such compounds for the manufacture of a medicament suitable for the suppression of CRF hypersecretion, and/or for the treatment of anxiogenic disorders.
  • According to yet another aspect of the invention, the compounds provided by this invention (and especially labelled compounds of this invention) are also useful as standards and reagents in deterznining the ability of a potential pharmaceutical to bind to the CRF receptor.
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
  • [1] The present invention provides compounds of Formula (70)
    Figure 00160001
    and geometric isomers thereof, stereoisomeric forms thereof, or mixtures of stereoisomeric forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof selected from the group:
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(c-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(n-Bu)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr) (CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4C is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(Et), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is C1, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4C is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr) (CH2OMe), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Bu)(Et), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NEt2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H; and
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - M(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(c-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(n-Bu)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(Et), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(n-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Bu) (Et), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NEt2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H; and
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - R4d NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(n-Bu)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(Et), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Bu)(Et), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NEt2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H; and
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is C1, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is ME and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me; R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(St)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - UMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H; and
  • a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H.
  • [2] Specifically preferred compounds of the present invention include compounds and geometric isomers thereof, stereoisomeric forms thereof, or mixtures of stereoisomeric forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein said compound is selected from: 7-(diethylamino)-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl-[1,5-a]-pyrazolopyrimidine and 7-(N-(3-cyanopropyl)-N-propylamino)-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-[1,5-a]-pyrazolopyrimidine.
  • [3] The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the above-described compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • [4] The present invention still further provides the use of the above compounds in the manufacture of a medicament suitable for treating affective disorder, anxiety, depression, headache, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy, immune suppression, Alzheimer's disease, gastrointestinal diseases, anorexia nervosa or other feeding disorder, drug addiction, drug or alcohol withdrawal symptoms, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases, fertility problems, human immunodeficiency virus infections, hemorrhagic stress, obesity, infertility, head and spinal cord traumas, epilepsy, stroke, ulcers, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, hypoglycemia or a disorder the treatment of which can be effected or facilitated by antagonizing CRF, including but not limited to disorders induced or facilitated by CRF, in mammals comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of the above-described compounds.
  • Many compounds of this invention have one or more asymmetric centers or planes. Unless otherwise indicated, all chiral (enantiomeric and diastereomeric) and racemic forms are included in the present invention. Many geometric isomers of olefins, C=N double bonds, and the like can also be present in the compounds, and all such stable isomers are contemplated in the present invention. The compounds may be isolated in optically active or racemic forms. It is well known in the art how to prepare optically active forms, such as by resolution of racemic forms or by synthesis from optically active starting materials. All chiral, (enantiomeric and diastereomeric) and racemic forms and all geometric isomeric forms of a structure are intended, unless the specific stereochemistry or isomer form is specifically indicated.
  • The term "alkyl" includes both branched and straight-chain alkyl having the specified number of carbon atoms. Commonly used abbreviations have the following meanings: Me is methyl, Et is ethyl, Pr is propyl, Bu is butyl. The prefix "n" means a straight chain alkyl. The prefix "c" means a cycloalkyl. The prefix "(S)" means the S enantiomer and the prefix "(R)" means the R enantiomer. Alkenyl" includes hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain, such as ethenyl, propenyl, and the like. "Alkynyl" includes hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more triple carbon-carbon bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain, such as ethynyl, propynyl and the like. "Haloalkyl" is intended to include both branched and straight-chain alkyl having the specified number of carbon atoms, substituted with 1 or more halogen; "alkoxy" represents an alkyl group of indicated number of carbon atoms attached through an oxygen bridge; "cycloalkyl" is intended to include saturated ring groups, including mono-,bi- or polycyclic ring systems, such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and so forth. "Halo" or "halogen" includes fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo.
  • The term "substituted", as used herein, means that one or more hydrogen on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound. When a substitent is keto (i.e., =O), then 2 hydrogens on the atom are replaced.
  • Combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds. By "stable compound" or "stable structure" is meant a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.
  • The term "appropriate amino acid protecting group" means any group known in the art of organic synthesis for the protection of amine or carboxylic acid groups. Such amine protecting groups include those listed in Greene and Wuts, "Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis" John Wiley & Sons, New York (1991) and "The Peptides: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology, Vol. 3, Academic Press, New York (1981), the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. Any amine protecting group known in the art can be used. Examples of amine protecting groups include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) acyl types such as formyl, trifluoroacetyl, phthalyl, and p-toluenesulfonyl; 2) aromatic carbamate types such as benzyloxycarbonyl (Cbz) and substituted benzyloxycarbonyls, 1-(p-biphenyl)-1-methylethoxycarbonyl, and 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc); 3) aliphatic carbamate types such as tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc), ethoxycarbonyl, diisopropylmethoxycarbonyl, and allyloxycarbonyl; 4) cyclic alkyl carbamate types such as cyclopentyloxycarbonyl and adamantyloxycarbonyl; 5) alkyl types such as triphenylmethyl and benzyl; 6) trialkylsilane such as trimethylsilane; and 7) thiol containing types such as phenylthiocarbonyl and dithiasuccinoyl.
  • The term "pharmaceutically acceptable salts" includes acid or base salts of the compounds of Formulae (1) and (2). Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention can be prepared by reacting the free acid or base forms of these compounds with a stoichiometric amount of the appropriate base or acid in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two; generally, nonaqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, or acetonitrile are preferred. Lists of suitable salts are found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17th ed., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, PA, 1985, p. 1418, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • "Prodrugs" are considered to be any covalently bonded carriers which release the active parent drug of formula (I) or (II) in vivo when such prodrug is administered to a mammalian subject. Prodrugs of the compounds of formula (I) and (II) are prepared by modifying functional groups present in the compounds in such a way that the modifications are cleaved, either in routine manipulation or in vivo, to the parent compounds. Prodrugs include compounds wherein hydroxy, amine, or sulfhydryl groups are bonded to any group that, when administered to a mammalian subject, cleaves to form a free hydroxyl, amino, or sulfhydryl group, respectively. Examples of prodrugs include, but are not limited to, acetate, formate and benzoate derivatives of alcohol and amine functional groups in the compounds of formulas (I) and (II); and the like.
  • The term "therapeutically effective amount" of a compound of this invention means an amount effective to antagonize abnormal level of CRF or treat the symptoms of affective disorder, anxiety or depression in a host.
    • Syntheses
  • Some compounds of Formula (1) may be prepared from intermediate compounds of Formula (7), using the procedures outlined in Scheme 1:
    Figure 00400001
    Compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is O) may be treated with a halogenating agent or sulfonylating agent in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C to give products of Formula (8) (where X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy or haloalkane-sulfonyloxy). Halogenating agents include, but are not limited to, SOCl2, POCl3, PCl3, PCl5, POBr3, PBr3 or PBr5. Sulfonylating agents include, but are not limited to, alkanesulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as methanesulfonyl chloride or methanesulfonic acid anhydride), arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as p-toluenesulfonyl chloride or anhydride) or haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (preferably trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from -20°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (8) may be reacted with compounds of Formula R3H (where R3 is defined as above except R3 is not SH, COR7, CO2R7, aryl or heteroaryl) in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80 to 250°C to generate compounds of Formula (1). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 140°C.
  • Scheme 2 delineates the procedures for converting intermediate compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is S) to some compounds of Formula (1).
    Figure 00430001
    Compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is S) may be treated with an alkylating agent R13X (where R13 is defined as above, except R13 is not aryl or heteroaryl) in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylailyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (12) (Formula (1) where R3 is SR13) may then be reacted with compounds of Formula R3H to give compounds of Formula (1), using the same conditions and reagents as were used for the conversion of compounds of Formula (8) to compounds of Formula (1) as outlined for Scheme 1 above. Alternatively, compounds of Formula (12) (Formula (1) where R3 is SR13) may be oxidized to compounds of Formula (13) (Formula (1) where R3 is S(O)nR13, n is 1,2) by treatment with an oxidizing agent in the presence of an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C. Oxidizing agents include, but are not limited to, hydrogen peroxide, alkane or aryl peracids (preferably peracetic acid or m-chloro-perbenzoic acid), dioxirane, oxone, or sodium periodate. Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkanones (3 to 10 carbons, preferably acetone), water, alkyl alcohols (1 to 6 carbons), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane) or combinations thereof. The choices of oxidant and solvent are known to those skilled in the art (cf. Uemura, S., Oxidation of Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium, in Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, Trost, B.M. ed., (Elmsford, NY; Pergamon Press, 1991), 7, 762-769). Preferred reaction temperatures range from -20°C to 100°C. Compounds of Formula (13) (Formula (1) where R3 is S(O)nR13, n is 1,2) may then be reacted with compounds of Formula R3H to give compounds of Formula (1), using the same conditions and reagents as were used for the conversion of compounds of Formula (8) to compounds of Formula (1) as outlined for Scheme (1) above.
  • Compounds of Formula (1), where R3 may be - NR8COR7, -N(COR7)2, -NR8CONR6R7, -NR8CO2R13, -NR6R7, - NR8SO2R7, may be prepared from compounds of Formula (7), where Y is NH, by the procedures depicted in Scheme 3.
    Figure 00460001
    Reaction of compounds of Formula (7), where Y is NH, with alkylating agents, sulfonylating agents or acylating agents or sequential reactions with combinations thereof, in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C may afford compounds of Formula (1), where R3 may be -NR8COR7, -N(COR7)2, - NR8CONR6R7, -NR8CO2R13, -NR6R7, -NR8SO2R7. Alkylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C1-C10 alkyl -halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C1-C10 haloalkyl(1 - 10 halogens)-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C2-C8 alkoxyalkyl-halides, - tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C3-C6 cycloalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C4-C12 cycloalkylalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; aryl(C1-C4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflates; heteroaryl(C1-C4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; or heterocyclyl(C1-C4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflates. Acylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C1-C10 alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C1-C10 haloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides with 1 - 10 halogens, C2-C8 alkoxyalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C3-C6 cycloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C4-C12 cycloalkylalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, aroyl halides or anhydrides, aryl(C1-C4) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaroyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaryl(C1-C4) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heterocyclylcarboxylic acid halides or anhydrides or heterocyclyl(C1-C4) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides. Sulfonylating agents include, but are not limited to, C1-C10 alkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C1-C10 haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides with 1 - 10 halogens, C2-C8 alkoxyalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C3-C6 cycloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C4-C12 cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, aryl(C1-C4 alkyl)-, heteroarylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaryl(C1-C4 alkyl)sulfonyl halides or anhydrides, heterocyclylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides or heterocyclyl(C1-C4 alkyl)sulfonyl halides or anhydrides. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • Scheme 4 delineates procedures, which may be employed to prepare intermediate compounds of Formula (7), where Y is O, S and Z is CR2.
    Figure 00490001
    Compounds of the formula ArCH2CN are reacted with compounds of the formula R2CORb, where R2 is defined above and Rb is halogen, cyano, lower alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons) or lower alkanoyloxy (1 to 6 carbons), in the presence of a base in an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -78°C to 200°C to afford compounds of Formula (3). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), water, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (3) may be treated with hydrazine-hydrate in the presence of an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 200°C, preferably 70°C to 150°C, to produce compounds of Formula (4). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, water, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Compounds of Formula (4) may be reacted with compounds of Formula (5) (where Rc is alkyl (1-6 carbons)) in the presence or absence of an acid in the presence of an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 200°C to produce compounds of Formula (6). Acids may include, but are not limited to alkanoic acids of 2 to 10 carbons (preferably acetic acid), haloalkanoic acids (2 - 10 carbons, 1-10 halogens, such as trifluoroacetic acid), arylsulfonic acids (preferably p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid), alkanesulfonic acids of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably methanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. Stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of such acids may be used. Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, water, alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), halocarbons of 1 to 6 carbons and 1 to 6 halogens (preferably dichloromethane or chloroform), alkyl alcohols of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably ethanol), dialkyl ethers (4 to 12 carbons, preferably diethyl ether or di-isopropylether) or cyclic ethers such as dioxan or tetrahydrofuran. Preferred temperatures range from ambient temprature to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (6) may be converted to intermediate compounds of Formula (7) by treatment with compounds C=Y(Rd)2 (where Y is O or S and Rd is halogen (preferably chlorine), alkoxy (1 to 4 carbons) or alkylthio (1 to 4 carbons)) in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent at reaction temperatures from -50°C to 200°C. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-diisopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred temperatures are 0°C to 150°C.
  • Intermediate compounds of Formula (7), where Z is N, may be synthesized according the methods outlined in Scheme 5.
    Figure 00530001
    Compounds of ArCH2CN are reacted with compounds of Formula RqCH2N3 (where Rq is a phenyl group optionally substituted by H, alkyl (1 to 6 carbons) or alkoxy (1 to 6 carbons) in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 200°C to generate compounds of Formula (9). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide, sodium ethoxide or potassium t-butoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred reaction temperatures range from ambient temperature to 100°C. Compounds of Formula (9) may be treated with a reducing agent in an inert solvent at -100°C to 100°C to afford products of Formula (10). Reducing agents include, but are not limited to, (a) hydrogen gas in combination with noble metal catalysts such as Pd-on-carbon, PtO2, Pt-on-carbon, Rh-on-alumina or Raney nickel, (b) alkali metals (preferably sodium) in combination with liquid ammonia or (c) ceric ammonium nitrate. Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), water, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). The preferred reaction temperatures are -50°C to 60°C. Compounds of Formula (9) are then converted to compounds of Formula (7) (where Z is N) via intermediates of Formula (11) using the reagents and reaction conditions outlined in Scheme 4 for the conversion of compounds of Formula (4) to compounds of Formula (7) (where Z is CR2).
  • Compounds of Formula (1) may also be prepared from compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is O, S and Z is defined above) as outlined in Scheme 6:
    Figure 00550001
    Compounds of Formula (7) may be reacted with compounds of Formula R3H in the presence of a dehydrating agent in an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from 0°C to 250°C. Dehydrating agents include, but are not limited to, P2O5, molecular sieves or inorganic or organic acids. Acids may include, but are not limited to alkanoic acids of 2 to 10 carbons (preferably acetic acid), arylsulfonic acids (preferably p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid), alkanesulfonic acids of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably methanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably glyme or diglyme), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or halocarbons of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably chloroform). Preferred reaction temperatures range from ambient temperature to 150°C.
  • Some compounds of Formula (1) (where A is N) may also be prepared by the methods shown in Scheme 7:
    Figure 00560001
    Intermediate compounds of Formula (14), where Z is defined above, may be reacted with compounds of Formula R3C(ORe)3, where Re may be alkyl (1 to 6 carbons) in the presence or absence of an acid in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 250°C. Acids may include, but are not limited to alkanoic acids of 2 to 10 carbons (preferably acetic acid), arylsulfonic acids (preferably p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid), alkanesulfonic acids of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably methanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. Stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of such acids may be used. Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 50°C to 150°C.
  • Intermediate compounds of Formula (7) may also be synthesized by the reactions displayed in Scheme 8.
    Figure 00570001
    Compounds of Formula (15), (where Y is OH, SH, NR6R7; Z is defined above, X is Br, Cl, I, O3SCF3 or B(OR"")2 and R"" is H or alkyl (1 to 6 carbons)) may be reacted with a compound of Formula ArM (where M is halogen, alkali metal, ZnCl, ZnBr, ZnI, MgBr, MgCl, MgI, CeCl2, CeBr2 or copper halides) in the presence or absence of an organometallic catalyst in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvents at temperatures ranging from -100°C to 200°C. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the reagents ArM may be generated in situ. Organometallic catalysts include, but are not limited to, palladium phosphine complexes (such as Pd(PPh3)4), palladium halides or alkanoates (such as PdC12(PPh3)2 or Pd(OAc)2) or nickel complexes (such as NiCl2(PPh3)2). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal carbonates or trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or water. Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C. The choices of M and X are known to those skilled in the art (cf. Imamoto, T., Organocerium Reagents in Comprehensive organic Synthesis, Trost, B.M. ed., (Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press, 1991), 1, 231-250; Knochel, P., Organozinc, Organocadmium and Organomercury Reagents in Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, Trost, B.M. ed., (Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press, 1991), 1, 211-230; Knight, D.W., Coupling Reactions between sp2 Carbon Centers, in Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, Trost, B.M. ed., (Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press, 1991), 3, 481-520).
  • Compounds of Formula (1) may also be prepared using the methods shown in Scheme 9.
    Figure 00590001
    Compounds of Formula (16), where A, Z, R1 and R3 are defined above and X is Br, Cl, I, O3SCF3 or B(OR"")2 and R"" is H or alkyl (1 to 6 carbons)) may be reacted with a compound of Formula ArM (where M is halogen, alkali metal, ZnCl, ZnBr, ZnI, MgBr, MgCl, MgI, CeCl2, CeBr2 or copper halides) in the presence or absence of an organometallic catalyst in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvents at temperatures ranging from -100°C to 200°C. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the reagents ArM may be generated in situ (see the above references in Comprehensive Organic Synthesis). Organometallic catalysts include, but are not limited to, palladium phosphine complexes (such as Pd(PPh3)4), palladium halides or alkanoates (such as PdCl2(PPh3)2 or Pd(OAC)2) or nickel complexes (such as NiCl2(PPh3)2). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal carbonates or trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or water. Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C.
  • Intermediate compounds of Formula (7) (where Y is O, S, NH, Z is CR2 and R1, R2 and Ar are defined as above) may be prepared as illustrated in Scheme 10.
    Figure 00600001
    Compounds of Formula (3) may be reacted with compounds of Formula H2NNH(C=Y)NH2, where Y is O, S or NH, in the presence or absence of a base or acid in an inert solvent at temperatures from 0°C to 250°C to produce compounds of Formula (17). Acids may include, but are not limited to alkanoic acids of 2 to 10 carbons (preferably acetic acid), arylsulfonic acids (preferably p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid), alkanesulfonic acids of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably methanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. Stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of such acids may be used. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 6 carbons), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluerie) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane).
  • Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 150°C. Compounds of Formula (17) may then be reacted with compounds of Formula R3C(ORe)3, where Re may be alkyl (1 to 6 carbons) in the presence or absence of an acid in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 250°C. Acids may include, but are not limited to alkanoic acids of 2 to 10 carbons (preferably acetic acid), arylsulfonic acids (preferably p-toluenesulfonic acid or benzenesulfonic acid), alkanesulfonic acids of 1 to 10 carbons (preferably methanesulfonic acid), hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. Stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of such acids may be used. Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 50°C to 150°C.
  • In Scheme 11, the procedures which may be used to convert compounds of Formula (1), where R3 is COR7, CO2R7, NR8COR7 and CONR6R7, to other compounds of Formula (1), where R3 is CH(OH)R7, CH2OH, NR8CH2R7 and CH2NR6R7 by treatment with a reducing agent in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C.
    Figure 00630001
    Reducing agents include, but are not limited to, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal borohydrides (preferably lithium or sodium borohydride), borane, dialkylboranes (such as di-isoamylborane), alkali metal aluminum hydrides (preferably lithium aluminum hydride), alkali metal (trialkoxy)aluminum hydrides, or dialkyl aluminum hydrides (such as di-isobutylaluminum hydride). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 6 carbons), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C.
  • In Scheme 12, the procedures are shown which may be used to convert compounds of Formula (1), where R3 is COR7 or CO2R7, to other compounds of Formula (1), where R3 is C(OH) (R7)2 by treatment with a reagent of Formula R7M in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C.
    Figure 00640001
    M is halogen, alkali metal, ZnCl, ZnBr, ZnI, MgBr, MgCl, MgI, CeCl2, CeBr2 or copper halides. Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred reaction temperatures range from -80°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (1), where R3 may be - NR8COR7, -N(COR7)2, -NR8CONR6R7, -NR8CO2R13, -NR6R7, - NR8SO2R7, may be synthesized as depicted in Scheme 13.
    Figure 00650001
    Reaction of compounds of Formula (18), where R and R1 are defined above, with compounds of Formula (4) or (10) in the presence or absence of base in an inert solvent may produce compounds of Formula (19) at temperatures ranging from -50°C to 250°C. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridipe). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene).' Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (19) may then be reacted with alkylating agents, sulfonylating agents or acylating agents or sequential reactions with combinations thereof, in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from - 80°C to 250°C may afford compounds of Formula (1), where R3 may be -NR8COR7, -N(COR7)2, -NR8CONR6R7, - NR8CO2R13, -NR6R7, -NR8SO2R7. Alkylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C1-C10 alkyl -halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C1-C10 haloalkyl(1 - 10 halogens)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflates; C2-C8 alkoxyalkyl-halides, - tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C3-C6 cycloalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; C4-C12 cycloalkylalkyl-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; aryl(C1-C4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflates; heteroaryl(C1-C4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, -mesylates or -triflates; or heterocyclyl(C1-C4 alkyl)-halides, -tosylates, - mesylates or -triflates. Acylating agents may include, but are not limited to, C1-C10 alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C1-C10 haloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides with 1 - 10 halogens, C2-C8 alkoxyalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C3-C6 cycloalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, C4-C12 cycloalkylalkanoyl halides or anhydrides, aroyl halides or anhydrides, aryl(C1-C4) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaroyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaryl(C1-C4) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides, heterocyclylcarboxylic acid halides or anhydrides or heterocyclyl(C1-C4) alkanoyl halides or anhydrides. Sulfonylating agents include, but are not limited to, C1-C10 alkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C1-C10 haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides with 1 - 10 halogens, C2-C8 alkoxyalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C3-C6 cycloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, C4-C12 cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, aryl(C1-C4 alkyl)-, heteroarylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides, heteroaryl(C1-C4 alkyl)sulfonyl halides or anhydrides, heterocyclylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides or heterocyclyl(C1-C4 alkyl)sulfonyl halides or anhydrides. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (1), where A is CR and R is defined above, may be synthesized by the methods depicted in Scheme 14.
    Figure 00690001
    Compounds of Formula (4) or (10) may be treated with compounds of Formula (20), where R1 and R3 are defined above in the presence or absence of base in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°c to 250°C to give compounds of Formula (1), where A is CR and R is defined above. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C. Alternatively, compounds of Formula (1) where A is CR and R is defined above, may be synthesized through intermediates (22) and (23).
  • Compounds of Formula (4) or (10) may be treated with compounds of Formula (21), where R1 is defined above and Re is alkyl (1 - 6 carbons), in the presence or absence of base in an inert solvent at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 250°C to give compounds of Formula (1), where A is CR and R is defined above. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons)(preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (prefereably di-isopropylethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide) or aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) . Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 100°C. Compounds of Formula (22) may be treated with a halogenating agent or sulfonylating agent in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C to give products of Formula (23) (where X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy or haloalkane-sulfonyloxy). Halogenating agents include, but are not limited to, SOCl2, POCl3, PCl3, PCl5, POBr3, PBr3 or PBr5. Sulfonylating agents include, but are not limited to, alkanesulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as methanesulfonyl chloride or methanesulfonic acid anhydride), arylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (such as p-toluenesulfonyl chloride or anhydride) or haloalkylsulfonyl halides or anhydrides (preferably trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from -20°C to 100°C.
  • Compounds of Formula (23) may be reacted with compounds of Formula R3H (where R3 is defined as above except R3 is not SH, COR7, CO2R7, aryl or heteroaryl) in the presence or absence of a base in the presence or absence of an inert solvent at reaction temperatures ranging from -80°C to 250°C to generate compounds of Formula (1). Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates, alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, alkyl alcohols (1 to 8 carbons, preferably methanol or ethanol), lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from 0°C to 140°C.
  • Some compounds of Formula (1) may also be prepared using the methods shown in Scheme 15.
    Figure 00740001
    A compound of Formula (24) (Rc is a lower alkyl group and Ar is defined as above) may be reacted with hydrazine in the presence or absence of an inert solvent to afford an intermediate of Formula (25), where Ar is defined as above. The conditions employed are similar to those used for the preparation of intermediate of Formula (4) from compound of Formula (3) in Scheme 4. Compounds of Formula (25), where A is N, may be reacted with reagents of the formula R1C(=NH)ORe, where R1 is defined above and Re is a lower alkyl group) in the presence or absence of an acid in an inert solvent, followed by reaction with a compound of formula YisC(Rd)2 (where Y is O or S and Rd is halogen (preferably chlorine), alkoxy (1 to 4 carbons) or alkylthio (1 to 4 carbons)) in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give compounds of Formula (27) (where A is N and Y is 0, S). The conditions for these transformations are the same as those employed for the conversions of compound of Formula (4) to compound of Formula (7) in Scheme 4.
  • Alternatively, compounds of Formula (25), where A is CR, may be reacted with compounds of the formula R1(C=O)CHR(C=Y)ORc (where R1 and R are defined as above and Rc is a lower alkyl group) to give a compound of Formula (27) (where A is CR) using conditions similar to those employed for the conversion of compounds of Formula (21) to compounds of Formula (22) in Scheme 14. Intermediates of Formula (27) (where Y is O) may be treated with halogenating agents or sulfonylating agents in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent, followed by reaction with R3H or R2H in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give compounds of Formula (1) (where Z is CR2).
  • It will be recognized by those skilled in the art that various combinations of halogenating agents, sulfonylating agents, R3H or R2H may be used in different orders of reaction sequences in Scheme 15 to afford compounds of Formula (1). For example, in some cases, it may be desirable to react compounds with stoichiometric amounts of halogenating agents or sulfonylating agents, react with R2H (or R3H), then repeat the reaction with halogenating agents or sulfonylating agents and react with R3H (or R2H) to give compounds of Formula (1). The reaction conditions and reagents used for these conversions are similar to the ones employed for the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (22) to (23) to (1) in Scheme 14 (for A is CR) or the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (7) to (8) to (1) in Scheme 1 (where A is N).
  • Alternatively, compounds of Formula (27) (where Y is S) may be converted to compounds of Formula (1) in Scheme 15. Intermediate compounds of Formula (27) may be alkylated with a compound RfX (where Rf is lower alkyl and X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy or haloalkanesulfonyloxy) in an inert solvent, (then optionally oxidized with an oxidizing agent in an inert solvent) and then reacted with R3H in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give a compound of Formula (1). The conditions and reagents employed are similar to those used in the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (7) to (12) (or to (13)) to compounds of Formula (1) in Scheme 2.
  • Compounds of Formula (1) may be prepared from compounds of Formula (24), using an alternate route as depicted in Scheme 15. Compounds of Formula (24) may be converted to compounds of Formula (27) via reaction with compounds of formula NH2NH(C=NH)NH2 in the presence or absence of an acid in an inert solvent, followed by reaction with compounds R1C(ORc)3 (where Rc is lower alkyl and R1 is defined as above), using the conditions employed for the conversion of compounds of Formulae (3) to (17) to (7) in Scheme 10.
  • Some compounds of Formula (2) may be prepared by the methods illustrated in Scheme 16.
    Figure 00770001
    Compounds of Formula (27b) may be treated with various alkylating agents R14X (where R14 is defined above and X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy or haloalkanesulfonyloxy) in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to afford structures of Formula (28). Compounds of Formula (28) (Y is O) may then be converted to compounds of Formula (2) by treatment with halogenating agents or sulfonylating agents in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent, followed by reaction with R3H in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give compounds of Formula (2). The reaction conditions used for these conversions are similar to the ones employed for the conversion of intermediate compounds (22) to (23) to (1) in Scheme 14 (for A is CR) or the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (7) to (8) to (1) in Scheme 1 (where A is N). Alternatively, compounds of Formula (28) (Y is S) may be alkylated with a compound RfX (where Rf is lower alkyl and X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy or haloalkanesulfonyloxy) in an inert solvent, (then optionally oxidized with an oxidizing agent in an inert solvent) and then reacted with R3H in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to give a compound of Formula (1). The conditions and reagents employed are similar to those used in the conversion of intermediate compounds of Formulae (7) to (12) (or to (13)) to compounds of Formula (1) in Scheme 2.
  • Compounds of Formula (1), where Z is COH, may be converted to compounds of Formula (2) as illustrated in Scheme 16. Treatment with various alkylating agents R14X (where R14 is defined above and X is halogen, alkanesulfonyloxy or haloalkanesulfonyloxy) in the presence or absence of a base in an inert solvent to afford structures (2). It will be recognized by one skilled in the art that the methods used in Scheme 16 may also be used to prepare compounds of Formula (1) where Z is COR7.
  • For Scheme 16, the terms "base" and " inert solvent" may have the meanings given below. Bases may include, but are not limited to, alkali metal hydrides (preferably sodium hydride), alkali metal alkoxides (1 to 6 carbons) (preferably sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide), alkaline earth metal hydrides, alkali metal dialkylamides (preferably lithium di-isopropylamide), alkali metal bis(trialkylsilyl)amides (preferably sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide), trialkyl amines (preferably N,N-di-isopropyl-N-ethyl amine or triethylamine) or aromatic amines (preferably pyridine). Inert solvents may include, but are not limited to, lower alkanenitriles (1 to 6 carbons, preferably acetonitrile), dialkyl ethers (preferably diethyl ether), cyclic ethers (preferably tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane), N,N-dialkylformamides (preferably dimethylformamide), N,N-dialkylacetamides (preferably dimethylacetamide), cyclic amides (preferably N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one), dialkylsulfoxides (preferably dimethylsulfoxide), aromatic hydrocarbons (preferably benzene or toluene) or haloalkanes of 1 to 10 carbons and 1 to 10 halogens (preferably dichloromethane). Preferred reaction temperatures range from -20°C to 100°C.
    • EXAMPLES
  • Analytical data were recorded for the compounds described below using the following general procedures. Proton NMR spectra were recorded on an IBM-Bruker FT-NMR (300 MHz) ; chemical shifts were recorded in ppm (δ) from an internal tetramethysilane standard in deuterochloroform or deuterodimethylsulfoxide as specified below. Mass spectra (MS) or high resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were recorded on a Finnegan MAT 8230 spectrometer (using chemi-ionization (CI) with NH3 as the carrier gas or gas chromatography (GC) as specified below) or a Hewlett Packard 5988A model spectrometer. Melting points were recorded on a Buchi Model 510 melting point apparatus and are uncorrected. Boiling points are uncorrected. All pH determinations during workup were made with indicator paper.
  • Reagents were purchased from commercial sources and, where necessary, purified prior to use according to the general procedures outlined by D. Perrin and W.L.F. Armarego, Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, 3rd ed., (New York: Pergamon Press, 1988). Chromatography was performed on silica gel using the solvent systems indicated below. For mixed solvent systems, the volume ratios are given. Otherwise, parts and percentages are by weight.
  • The following examples are provided to describe the invention in further detail. These examples, which set forth the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention, are intended to illustrate and not to limit the invention.
    • EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of 2,7-dimethyl-8-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)[1,5-a] -pyrazolo-[1,3,5]-triazin-4(3H)-one (Formula 7, where Y is O, R1 is CH3, Z is C-CH3, Ar is 2,4-dimethylphenyl) A. 1-Cyano-1-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)propan-2-one
  • Sodium pellets (9.8g, 0.43 mol) were added portionwise to a solution of 2,4-dimethylphenylacetonitrile (48 g, 0.33 mol) in ethyl acetate (150 mL) at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux temperature and stirred for 16 hours. The resulting suspension was cooled to room temperature and filtered. The collected precipitate was washed with copious amounts of ether and then air-dried. The solid was,dissolved in water and a 1N HCl solution was added until the pH = 5-6. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 X 200 mL) ; the combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4 and filtered. Solvent was removed in vacuo to afford a white solid (45.7g, 74% yield): NMR (CDCl3,300 MHz):; CI-MS: 188 (M + H).
    • B. 5-Amino-4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylpyrazole
  • A mixture of 1-cyano-1-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)propan-2-one (43.8g, 0.23 mol), hydrazine-hydrate (22 mL, 0.46 mol), glacial acetic acid (45 mL, 0.78 mol) and toluene (500 mL) were stirred at reflux temperature for 18 hours in an apparatus fitted with a Dean-Stark trap. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in 6N HCl and the resulting solution was extracted with ether three times. A concentrated ammonium hydroxide solution was added to the aqueous layer until pH = 11. The resulting semi-solution was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4 and filtered. Solvent was removed in vacuo to give a pale brown viscous oil (34.6g, 75% yield): NMR (CDCl3,300 MHz): 7.10 (s, 1H), 7.05 (d, 2H, J=1), 2.37 (s, 3H), 2.10 (s, 3H); CI-MS: 202 (M + H).
    • C. 5-Acetamidino-4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylpyrazole, acetic acid salt
  • Ethyl acetamidate hydrochloride (60g, 0.48 mol) was added quickly to a rapidly stirred mixture of potassium carbonate (69.5g, 0.50 mol), dichloromethane (120 mL) and water (350 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (2 X 120 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4 and filtered. Solvent was removed by simple distillation and the pot residue, a clear pale yellow liquid, (35.0 g) was used without further purification.
  • Glacial aetic acid (9.7 mL, 0.17 mol) was added to a stirred mixture of 5-amino-4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylpyrazole (34g, 0.17 mol), ethyl acetamidate (22g, 0.25 mol) and acetonitrile (500 mL). The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days; at the end of which time, it was concentrated in vacuo to about one-third of its original volume. The resulting suspension was filtered and the collected solid was washed with copious amounts of ether. The white solid was dried in vacuo (31.4g, 61% yield): NMR (DMSO-d6,300 MHz): 7.00 (s, 1H), 6.90 (dd, 2H, J=7, 1), 2. 2 8 (s, 3H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 2.00 (s, 3H), 1.90 (s, 3H), 1.81 (s, 3H); CI-MS: 243 (M + H).
    • D. 2,7-dimethyl-8-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)[1,5-a]-pyrazolo-[1,3,5]-triazin-4(3H)-one
  • Sodium pellets (23g, 1 mol) were added portionwise to ethanol (500 mL) with vigorous stirring. After all the sodium reacted, 5-acetamidino-4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylpyrazole, acetic acid salt (31.2g, 0.1 mol) and diethyl carbonate (97 mL, 0.8 mol) were added. The resulting reaction mixture was heated to reflux temperature and stirred for 18 hours. The mix was cooled to room temperature and solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in water and a 1N HCl solution was added slowly until pH = 5-6. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate three times; the combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4 and filtered. Solvent was removed in vacuo to give a pale tan solid (26g, 98% yield): NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): 7.15(s, 1H), 7.09 (s, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.39 (s, 3H), 2.30 (s, 3H); CI-MS: 269 (M + H).
    • EXAMPLE 2 7-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Formula 1 where A is CH, R1 is Me, R3 is OH, Z is C-Me, Ar is 2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)
  • 5-Amino-4-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-3-methylpyrazole (1.86 g, 8.4 mmol) was dissolved in glacial acetic acid (30 mL) with stirring. Ethyl acetoacetate (1.18 mL, 9.2 mmol) was then added dropwise to the resulting solution. The reaction mixture was then heated to reflux temperature and stirred for 16 hours, then cooled to room temperature. Ether (100 mL) was added and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration. Drying in vacuo afforded a white solid (1.0 g, 42% yield): NMR (CDCl3, 300Hz): 8.70 (br.s 1H), 7.29 (s, 1H), 7.21-7.09 (m, 2H), 5.62 (s, 1H), 2.35 (s. 6H), 2.29 (s, 3H); CI-MS: 288 (M+H).
    • EXAMPLE 3 7-chloro-5-methyl-3-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Formula 1 where A is CH, R1 is Me, R3 is Cl, Z is C-Me, Ar is 2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)
  • A mixture of 7-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (1.0 g, 3.5 mmol), phosphorus oxychloride (2.7 g, 1.64 mL, 17.4 mmol), N,N-diethylaniline (0.63 g, 0.7 mL, 4.2 mmol) and toluene (20 mL) was stirred at reflux temperature for 3 hours, then it was cooled to ambient temperature. The volatiles were removed in vacuo. Flash chromatography (EtOAc:hexane::1:2) on the residue gave 7-chloro-5-methyl-3-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (900 mg, 84% yield) as a yellow oil: NMR (CDCl3, 300Hz): 7.35 (s, 1H), 7.28-7.26 (m, 1H), 71.6 (d, 1H, J = 7), 6.80 (s, 1H), 2.55 (s, 3H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.40 (s, 3H); CI- MS: 306 (M+H).
    • EXAMPLE 4 7-(pentyl-3-amino)-5-methyl-3-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Formula 1 where A is CH, R1 is Me, R3 is pentyl-3-amino, Z is C-Me, Ar is 2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)
  • A solution of 3-pentylamine (394mg, 6.5 mmol) and 7-chloro-5-methyl-3-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (200 mg, 0.65 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO, 10 mL) was stirred at 150°C for 2 hours; then it was cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was then poured onto water (100 mL) and mixed. Three extractions with dichloromethane, washing the combined organic layers with brine, drying over MgSO4, filtration and removal of solvent in vacuo produced a yellow solid. Flash chromatography (EtOAc:hexanes::1:4) afforded a white solid (140 mg, 60% yield): mp 139-141°C; NMR (CDCl3, 300Hz):7.32 (s, 1H), 7.27 (d, 1H, J = 8), 7.12 (d, 1H, J = 7), 6.02 (d, 1H, J = 9), 5.78 (s, 1H), 3.50-3.39 (m, 1H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.36 (s, 6H), 1.82-1.60 (m, 4H), 1.01 (t, 6H, J = 8); Analysis Calcd for C2OH25ClN4: C, 67.31, H, 7.06, N, 15.70, Cl: 9.93; Found: C, 67.32, H, 6.95, N, 15.50, Cl, 9.93.
  • The examples delineated in TABLE 8 may be prepared by the methods outlined in Examples 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4. Commonly used abbreviations are: Ph is phenyl, Pr is propyl, Me is methyl, Et is ethyl, Bu is butyl, cPr is cyclopropyl, Ex is Example, EtOAc is ethyl acetate.
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    • Utility CRF-R1 Receptor Binding Assay for the Evaluation of Biological Activity
  • The following is a description of the isolation of cell membranes containing cloned human CRF-R1 receptors for use in the standard binding assay as well as a description of the assay itself.
  • Messenger RNA was isolated from human hippocampus. The mRNA was reverse transcribed using oligo (dt) 12-18 and the coding region was amplified by PCR from start to stop codons The resulting PCR fragment was cloned into the EcoRV site of pGEMV, from whence the insert was reclaimed using XhoI + XbaI and cloned into the XhoI + XbaI sites of vector pm3ar (which contains a CMV promoter, the SV40 't' splice and early poly A signals, an Epstein-Barr viral origin of replication, and a hygromycin selectable marker). The resulting expression vector, called phchCRFR was transfected in 293EBNA cells and cells retaining the episome were selected in the presence of 400 µM hygromycin. Cells surviving 4 weeks of selection in hygromycin were pooled, adapted to growth in suspension and used to generate membranes for the binding assay described below. Individual aliquots containing approximately 1 x 108 of the suspended cells were then centrifuged to form a pellet and frozen.
  • For the binding assay a frozen pellet described above containing 293EBNA cells transfected with hCRFRl receptors is homogenized in 10 ml of ice cold tissue buffer (50 mM HBPES buffer pH 7.0, containing 10 mM MgCl2, 2 mM EGTA, 1 µg/l aprotinin, 1 µg/ml leupeptin and 1 µg/ml pepstatin). The homogenate is centrifuged at 40,000 x g for 12 min and the resulting pellet rehomogenized in 10 ml of tissue buffer. After another centrifugation at 40,000 x g for 12 min, the pellet is resuspended to a protein concentration of 360 µg/ml to be used in the assay.
  • Binding assays are performed in 96 well plates; each well having a 300 µl capacity. To each well is added 50 µl of test drug dilutions (final concentration of drugs range from 10-10 - 10-5 M), 100 µl of 125I-ovine-CRF (125I-o-CRF) (final concentration 150 pM) and 150 µl of the cell homogenate described above. Plates are then allowed to incubate at room temperature for 2 hours before filtering the incubate over GF/F filters (presoaked with 0.3% polyethyleneimine) using an appropriate cell harvester. Filters are rinsed 2 times with ice cold assay buffer before removing individual filters and assessing them for radioactivity on a gamma counter.
  • Curves of the inhibition of 125I-o-CRF binding to cell membranes at various dilutions of test drug are analyzed by the iterative curve fitting program LIGAND [P.J. Munson and D. Rodbard, Anal. Biochem. 107:220 (1980), which provides Ki values for inhibition which are then used to assess biological activity.
  • A compound is considered to be active if it has a Ki value of less than about 10000 nM for the inhibition of CRF.
    • Inhibition of CRF-Stimulated Adenylate Cyclase Activity
  • Inhibition of CRF-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity can be performed as described by G. Battaglia et al. Synapse 1:572 (1987). Briefly, assays are carried out at 37° C for 10 min in 200 ml of buffer containing 100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4 at 37° C), 10 mM MgCl2, 0.4 mM EGTA, 0.1% BSA, 1 mM isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX), 250 units/ml phosphocreatine kinase, 5 mM creatine phosphate, 100 mM guanosine 5'-triphosphate, 100 nM oCRF, antagonist peptides (concentration range 10-9 to 10-6m) and 0.8 mg original wet weight tissue (approximately 40-60 mg protein). Reactions are initiated by the addition of 1 mM ATP/32P]ATP (approximately 2-4 mCi/tube) and terminated by the addition of 100 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCL, 45 mM ATP and 2% sodium dodecyl sulfate. In order to monitor the recovery of cAMP, 1 µl of [3H]cAMP (approximately 40,000 dpm) is added to each tube prior to separation. The separation of [32P]cAMP from [32P]ATP is performed by sequential elution over Dowex and alumina columns.
    • In vivo Biological Assay
  • The in vivo activity of the compounds of the present invention can be assessed using any one of the biological assays available and accepted within the art. Illustrative of these tests include the Acoustic Startle Assay, the Stair Climbing Test, and the Chronic Administration Assay. These and other models useful for the testing of compounds of the present invention have been outlined in C.W. Berridge and A.J. Dunn Brain Research Reviews 15:71 (1990).
    Compounds may be tested in any species of rodent or small mammal.
  • Compounds of this invention have utility in the treatment of inbalances associated with abnormal levels of corticotropin releasing factor in patients suffering from depression, affective disorders, and/or anxiety.
  • Compounds of this invention can be administered to treat these abnormalities by means that produce contact of the active agent with the agent's site of action in the body of a mammal. The compounds can be administered by any conventional means available for use in conjunction with pharmaceuticals either as individual therapeutic agent or in combination of therapeutic agents. They can be administered alone, but will generally be administered with a pharmaceutical carrier selected on the basis of the chosen route of administration and standard pharmaceutical practice.
  • The dosage administered will vary depending on the use and known factors such as pharmacodynamic character of the particular agent, and its mode and route of administration; the recipient's age, weight, and health; nature and extent of symptoms; kind of concurrent treatment; frequency of treatment; and desired effect. For use in the treatment of said diseases or conditions, the compounds of this invention can be orally administered daily at a dosage of the active ingredient of 0.002 to 200 mg/kg of body weight. Ordinarily, a dose of 0.01 to 10 mg/kg in divided doses one to four times a day, or in sustained release formulation will be effective in obtaining the desired pharmacological effect.
  • Dosage forms (compositions) suitable for administration contain from about 1 mg to about 100 mg of active ingredient per unit. In these pharmaceutical compositions, the active ingredient will ordinarily be present in an amount of about 0.5 to 95% by weight based on the total weight of the composition.
  • The active ingredient can be administered orally is solid dosage forms, such as capsules, tablets and powders; or in liquid forms such as elixirs, syrups,
    and/or suspensions. The compounds of this invention can also be administered parenterally in sterile liquid dose formulations.
  • Gelatin capsules can be used to contain the active ingredient and a suitable carrier such as but not limited to lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, steric acid, or cellulose derivatives. Similar diluents can be used to make compressed tablets. Both tablets and capsules can be manufactured as sustained release products to provide for continuous release of medication over a period of time. Compressed tablets can be sugar-coated or film-coated to mask any unpleasant taste, or used to protect the active ingredients from the atmosphere, or to allow selective disintegration of the tablet in the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Liquid dose forms for oral administration can contain coloring or flavoring agents to increase patient acceptance.
  • In general, water, pharmaceutically acceptable oils, saline, aqueous dextrose (glucose), and related sugar solutions and glycols, such as propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol, are suitable carriers for parenteral solutions. Solutions for parenteral administration preferably contain a water soluble salt of the active ingredient, suitable stabilizing agents, and if necessary, butter substances. Antioxidizing agents, such as sodium bisulfite, sodium sulfite, or ascorbic acid, either alone or in combination, are suitable stabilizing agents. Also used are citric acid and its salts, and EDTA. In addition, parenteral solutions can contain preservatives such as benzalkonium chloride, methyl- or propyl-paraben, and chlorobutanol.
  • Suitable pharmaceutical carriers are described in "Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences", A. Osol, a standard reference in the field.
  • Useful pharmaceutical dosage-forms for administration of the compounds of this invention can be illustrated as follows:
    • Capsules
  • A large number of units capsules are prepared by filling standard two-piece hard gelatin capsules each with 100 mg of powdered active ingredient, 150 mg lactose, 50 mg cellulose, and 6 mg magnesium stearate.
    • Soft Gelatin Capsules
  • A mixture of active ingredient in a digestible oil such as soybean, cottonseed oil, or olive oil is prepared and injected by means of a positive displacement was pumped into gelatin to form soft gelatin capsules containing 100 mg of the active ingredient. The capsules were washed and dried.
    • Tablets
  • A large number of tablets are prepared by conventional procedures so that the dosage unit was 100 mg active ingredient, 0.2 mg of colloidal silicon dioxide, 5 mg of magnesium stearate, 275 mg of microcrystalline cellulose, 11 mg of starch, and 98.8 mg lactose. Appropriate coatings may be applied to increase palatability or delayed adsorption.
  • The compounds of this invention may also be used as reagents or standards in the biochemical study of neurological function, dysfunction, and disease.
  • Although the present invention has been described and exemplified in terms of certain preferred embodiments, other embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The invention is, therefore, not limited to the particular embodiments described and exemplified, but is capable of modification or variation without departing from the invention, the full scope of which is delineated by the appended claims.

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  1. A compound of Formula (70)
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    and geometric isomers thereof, stereoisomeric forms thereof, or mixtures of stereoisomeric forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof selected from the group:
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(n-Bu)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(Et), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -N(c-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl; R3 is -N(c-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)2, R 4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Bu) (Et), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NEt2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H; and
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(n-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(n-Bu) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(Et), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Bu)(Et), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NEt2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H; and
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(c-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(n-Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(n-Bu)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(Et), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(n-Pr)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(n-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is (S) - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NH(CH2CH2OMe)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(c-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -N(c-Pr) (CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr)(CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NHCH (n-Pr) (CH2OMe), R4a is cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Br, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is OMe and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(CH2CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(CH2OMe)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Bu)(Et), R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)CH2OMe, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Cl, R4b is H, R4c is Me, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NHCH(Et)2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is Cl, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NEt2, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H; and
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2CN), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Cl, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is ME and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is F, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is H and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Pr) (CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Et)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - N(Me)(CH2CH2OMe), R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMeEt, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMePr, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is - NMeBu, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H;
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is -NH-2-butyl, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H; and
    a compound of Formula (70) wherein R is Me, R3 is cyclobutylamino, R4a is Me, R4b is H, R4c is OMe, R4d is Me and R4e is H.
  2. A compound and geometric isomers thereof, stereoisomeric forms thereof, or mixtures of stereoisomeric forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein said compound is 7-(N-(3-cyanopropyl)-N-propylamino)-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-[1,5-a]-pyrazolopyrimidine.
  3. A compound and geometric isomers thereof, stereoisomeric forms thereof, or mixtures of stereoisomeric forms thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein said compound is 7-(diethylamino)-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)-[1,5-a]-pyrazolopyrimidine.
  4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claims 1, 2 or 3.
  5. Use, in the manufacture of a medicament for treating affective disorder, anxiety, depression, headache, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy, immune suppression, Alzheimer's disease, gastrointestinal diseases, anorexia nervosa or other feeding disorder, drug addiction, drug or alcohol withdrawal symptoms, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases, fertility problems, human immunodeficiency virus infections, hemorrhagic stress, obesity, infertility, head and spinal cord traumas, epilepsy, stroke, ulcers, amyotrophic literal sclerosis, hypoglycemia or a disorder the treatment of which can be effected or facilitated by antagonizing CRF, including but not limited to disorders induced or facilitated by CRF, of a compound of claims 1, 2 or 3.
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